Kindly delete this thread. It’s a phony. I was snookered. And I’m actually kind of relieved that I’m not THAT much dumber than my ancestors! Thanks E. Pluribus Unum.
No the test is genuine; its snopes that is the phony.
They lie subtly on their site.
They do not deny that the exam was real.
The Snopes article just simply attached the questions on the exam, saying that it only tested material that was relevant in its time, didn’t provide questions concerning the arts, and didn’t indicated how well students in 1895 did on the test.
For them to put “False” in red letters at the top of the page proves that Snopes is propaganda.
http://www.snopes.com/language/document/1895exam.asp
Man, that’s a mealy-mouthed Snopes justification for a “False” rating.
Chek this source.
http://www.salina.com/1895test/